For my son’s first birthday I made him this banana cake. It was my first attempt at it, but it turned out really good. We all loved it.

I diverted from the instructions a little bit. I divided the batter between 2 pans. 1 small round pan so that Elyas would have his own cake, and a normal 8 x 8 square glass pan. They both turned out great.

I got this recipe from allrecipes.com. Here is the link: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/banana-cake-vi/detail.aspx

Ingredients

·         3/4 cup butter

·         2 1/8 cups white sugar

·         3 eggs

·         2 teaspoons vanilla extract

·         3 cups all-purpose flour

·         1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

·         1/4 teaspoon salt

·         1 1/2 cups buttermilk

·         2 teaspoons lemon juice

·         1 1/2 cups mashed bananas

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·         1/2 cup butter, softened

·         1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

·         3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

·         1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1.    Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a small bowl, mix mashed bananas with lemon juice, set aside. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

2.   In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.

3.   Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place directly into freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.

4.   For the frosting: In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth. Spread on cooled cake.